DM!
Get flash to fully experience Pearltrees
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN : This month is the 15th anniversary of Democracy Now!
“Democracy Uprising” in the U.S.A.?: Noam Chomsky on Wisconsin’s Resistance to Assault on Public Sector, the Obama-Sanctioned Crackdown on Activists, and the Distorted Legacy of Ronald Reagan
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN : For reaction to the WikiLeaks documents, we’re joined now by world-renowned political dissident and linguist Noam Chomsky, Professor Emeritus at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, author of over a hundred books, including his latest, Hopes and Prospects . Well, 40 years ago, Noam and the late historian Howard Zinn helped government whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg edit and release the Pentagon Papers, the top-secret internal U.S. history of the Vietnam War. Noam Chomsky joins us now from Boston.
Noam Chomsky: WikiLeaks Cables Reveal "Profound Hatred for Democracy on the Part of Our Political Leadership"
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN : We’re broadcasting from Park City, Utah, from the headquarters of the Sundance Film Festival, the largest festival of independent cinema in the country. In his State of the Union address, President Obama renewed his criticism of the Supreme Court ruling, saying he hopes Congress passes legislation, quote, “that helps to right this wrong." President Obama delivered his first State of the Union address Wednesday night.
Noam Chomsky and Naomi Klein Respond to Obama's First State of the Union
Denied Entry: Israel Blocks Noam Chomsky from Entering West Bank to Deliver Speech
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN : Noam Chomsky has been denied entry into the West Bank by Israel. The world-renowned linguist and political thinker was scheduled to deliver a lecture at Bir Zeit University near Ramallah and was scheduled to meet with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad.